David McDermott II · Manila, Philippines

From Main Street to Manila, the rule is the same — make a record. These days, letters postmarked Manila sit in the town's welcome drawer, and The record shows: Manila belongs to the story now.

Every universe has a maker, and this one was made by a junk man from Mounds, Oklahoma with no computer-science degree, no venture capital, and no permission. David McDermott II built IAmTheLawSkunk.com with his own two hands, and then — because one working empire wasn't enough — he built a planet to go with it: McSkunkville, the Brough System, the Great White Stripe, and every porch light in the story.

He rides the American highway in a teal-striped diesel pusher he repairs himself, the way he repairs everything: personally, honestly, and on his own schedule. The town's three laws — supersonic honest, supersonic polite, only fight when you're right — are his laws. The universe just wrote them down.

Ask the town who owns McSkunkville and they'll tell you the truth: nobody owns a story. But the record shows who built it, and the record is the point. The Creator's chair sits at the head of every table on the planet, and it is his.

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